Bridesmaids (2011)

Bridesmaids Synopsis

This spring, Universal Pictures and producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) invite you to experience Bridesmaids. Kristen Wiig leads the cast as Annie, a maid of honor whose life unravels as she leads her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group of colorful bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to matrimony. Annieís life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillianís maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, sheíll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far youíll go for someone you love.

It's May, and with June officially just a month away, MTV is preparing for their annual celebration of movies. The nominations for the 21st annual MTV Movie Awards are in, and it looks like The Hunger Games and Bridesmaids are the films to beat this year, as both scored numerous nominations. Also repeated on the list, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Help and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1.

This may explain why, unlike her former castmate and MacGruber co-star Will Forte, Wiig hasn't opted to leave Saturday Night Live just yet. Instead, she has chosen not to ask time off to pursue new movie roles, waiting for the show to wrap for the summer, to work on The Comedian, which stars heavy hitter Robert DeNiro as a soured stand-up comedian.

The story seemed to be put on pause, with fans of the bawdy comedy and fiercely funny women satisfied that a sequel would come when Wiig and Mumulo were happy with a concept and script. Then E! asked Wiig pointblank if she planned to pen Bridesmaids 2 and the formerly ambiguous actress finally made a definitive declaration...

The proposed sequel has grabbed plenty of headlines recently. First came reports that Kristen Wiig and Bridesmaids' co-writer Annie Mumolo weren't interested in making Bridesmaids 2, which led to rumors that Universal would seek to produce a cash cow sequel without them. Speculation soon surfaced that the flick's breakthrough comedienne Melissa McCarthy would shoulder the Wiig-less spin-off...

She went on to say she hasn't been contacted with any specifics on the project, but would only consider reprising the role of Megan if its original cast and writers returned, saying, "I will show up wherever those ladies are." Without McCarthy on board (and by extension Wiig and Mumolo) it's hard to imagine where Bridesmaids 2 could go storywise.

How would that work? Apparently the studio is willing to make another Bridesmaids without Wiig or Mumolo, focusing a film on Melissa McCarthy and her character Megan-- undeniably the breakout star of the film. Rumor has it that Wiig and her co-stars weren't happy with the $100,000 bonus

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Much like 2010, this year was packed with not only amazing soundtracks, but also movies that knew how to use songs to perfect effect. From the synth sounds in Drive to the insanely happy tunes in The Muppets, this year in music moments made audiences feel unending joy and devastating sadness, but it all made for great times at the cinema.

The same goes for Taylor, who might be wise to play the waiting game before selecting his next project. Depending on whom you trust, Taylorís The Help could be a major player in this yearís still-developing Oscar race. And a select few Oscar trackers are saying the filmís pull could drag Taylor into the Best Director race as a result. If thatís the case, he suddenly could have his pick of a series of prestige projects, so thereís no need to jump on a film just yet.

The people have voted and the nominations for Peopleís Choice Awards 2012 are in. Unsurprisingly, movie fans love Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Transformers. And while Bridesmaids was recognized in numerous categories, the people seem to have disregarded Melissa McCarthy in the Favorite Female Comedy Actress.

Melissa McCarthy is on fire. Seriously, someone douse her in ranch dressing because the woman is hot right now. Still glowing from her breakout performance in Bridesmaids, an Emmy win, and more recently hosting the funniest episode of Saturday Night Live this season, itís evident that McCarthy is having a good year. Whatís on the horizon for her? Quite possibly a starring role in New Lineís Tammy.

What worked so well about Bridget Jonesí Diaries is, in a lot of ways, what worked so well for Bridesmaids. Both films featured female characters that were very funny and on some level, relatable to women, which is why Paul Feig looked like a good fit to direct the third installment of the Bridge Jones franchise, at least on paper. It doesnít look like thatíll be happening, but that may be for the best.

Would a Bridesmaids sequel feel like a genuine sequel without the prospect of Jon Hamm offering bluntly honest post-coital commentary to Kristen Wiigís character? Probably not. From what Hamm has to say on the matter, theyíd need to lock Wiig in to get him on board and from the sound of it, that may not be all that likely.

Bridesmaids was one of the funniest movies of the year, proving that Judd Apatow-style comedy didn't have to just be a boy's club. With a knock-out cast of funny ladies including Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and the scene-stealing Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids caught pretty much all of us by surprise, both by being awesome and by making a crap-ton of money ($283 million worldwide according to IMDb). If you didn't walk down the aisle with Bridesmaids while it was in theaters, here's your chance to take home a copy for free!

Though it had plenty of competition, I think it's safe to say that Bridesmaids was the best comedy of the summer. Packed with an amazing cast and a brilliant script, the Paul Feig film was hysterical from the opening scene to the end credits. Fortunately it won't be much longer until you can re-watch the film in the comfort of your own home, as the Blu-ray and DVD are set to be released later this month...

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Speaking at the premiere of The Whistleblower, Imogene producer Celine Rattray elaborated on the Garden State influences of Wiigís anticipated comedy. She says Bening will be an over-the-top, stereotypical Jersey mom. Darren Criss also is on board as Wiigís younger love interest

It couldnít have happened to a better film. On Sunday, July 3 -- or 52 days after opening on May 13 -- the bawdy but remarkably clever comedy pushed its overall cume to $152.8 million at the domestic box office, surpassing the $152.6M earned by Michael Patrick Kingís feature-length Sex in 2008.

If there's any piece of information that I really took away from my epic interview with Bridesmaids director Paul Feig, it's that the jokes in the final cut of the film are only a fraction of the one performed on set. Armed with a cast of extremely funny women, Feig often let them do their own thing and riff on the material, often to hysterical results.

Summer got into full swing this weekend with the first major anticipated blockbuster arriving in theaters. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides swash-buckled onto the scene with a year-to-date best opening of $90 million. While that's no skin off an old flint's nose, it is the lowest debut total for a Pirates of the Caribbean movie since the first in the series Curse of the Black Pearl.

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After dominating the box office last weekend comic book hero flick Thor remained at the top of the heap, hammering its way past the $100 million mark. With $119 million banked in its first ten days it helped to bring this year's slumping sales performance up a bit, but even with the decent showing from the rest of this weekend's new entries the box office isn't out of the woods yet.

Women, perhaps rightly so, have bitched and bemoaned for years about the lack of female opportunities in a male-dominated movie industry, but if thereís one thing Hollywood likes more than the boyís club, itís making money. Bridesmaids has proven ladies can make people laugh, turning a profit in the process, but one successful chick comedy only opens the door for more

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Earlier today I posted the first part of my interview with Bridesmaids director Paul Feig. During that half of the conversation, we talked about the current state of affairs as it pertains to female driven comedies, how the script changed going through production, and how they found the perfect male cast. Now itís time for round two.

When writing up interviews I typically prefer to keep my opinion out of the mix, but for Bridesmaids I will make an exception: I truly loved this film. In recent years the female-driven comedy has been reduced to brainless, pandering, humorless romantic comedies that are made with the mindset that women will watch anything with a female lead.

Itís that day to celebrate those women who gave you life by performing the life-sized equivalent of pushing a grapefruit out the top of a Snapple bottle! If that doesnít deserve its own holiday, I donít know what does. So in honor of all the moms out there, lets take a look at what This Rotten Week has to offer.

Whether you know her as Erin on The Office, the girl from that Derrick Comedy sketch, or even as Jamie from the movie Mystery Team, itís no secret that sheís one of the brightest up-and-coming comediennes.

Bridesmaids is headed into theaters in two weeks and it deserves to be a hit. The trailers, which are mostly funny, have probably led you to believe that this is some sort of Kristen Wiig, all-girl version of The Hangover, but the truth about Bridesmaids is that itís so much more.

Normally any respectable red band trailer is a heady mess of untold perversions, boobs, drug use, body secretions, and unnecessary swearing. In other words, everything good Christian women donít really care about seeing in their movies. But Bridesmaids is a bachelorette party movie...

Watch it for the Hamm, stick around for Melissa McCarthy's claim to be "double-jointed" in front of an airport bathroom, and continue to look forward to what looks like it could be one of the comedy highlights of the upcoming summer. If you're in the United States pay no attention to the date listed at the end of the trailer

Hereís a new trailer for Bridesmaids, which you should be interested in because itís directed by Freaks & Geeks creator Paul Feig and because in our review of the film from SXSW here, Matt Patches went crazy for it and called the movie a ďmust-seeĒ. Unfortunately you wonít see a lot of must-see material in this teaser.

Those wondering if Kristin Wiig would be capable of jumping to leading lady from a comic chameleon on Saturday Night Live and hilarious supporting actress in movies like MacGruber and Paul, have no fear. Wiig's performance in Bridesmaids is a tour-de-force of comedic stylings.

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This afternoon they let us know that theyíve lined up a closing night film, directed by frequent southby attendee Billy Bob Thornton. The movieís called King of Luck and itís a documentary about the greatness of Willie Nelson.

I recently conducted two interviews during which actresses mocked the film industryís obsession with making every female-driven movie about a wedding. Regardless, thereís another one on the way, but itís hard to imagine this one